Flatiron



Noy. 18, 1930. w. H. HAWKES 1,782,039

FLATI-RON Filed March 26, 1929 INVENTOR l V/LL/AM H. HA WKES wall/m5. I

Patented Nov. 18 19 30 UNITED STATES- 7 Application filed March 26, i

y This inventionrelates to flat or smoothing irons, and more particularly'to handles for such irons. r i

The flat irons ordinarily used for ing of starched goodssuch as shirts, as well f as other articles-when heated to a high temperature, will continue toradiate heat in all directions for aconsiderable time. 7

As a result of the radiation of heat, the handles of such irons become unduly hot and consequently may not be comfortably grasped by an operator. It is therefore desirable that i the heating of the handles be minimized at all times, especially when the iron is idle.

I It is an object of thisinvention to provide a handle which may be swunginto an-inoperative position whereby it will not be materially affected by the temperature of the device used in imparting heat to the iron.

handle inoperative position when the iron is in use. r 3 I These and other objects are accompllshed by the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, hereinafter described and shown in this disclosure, "and in which Figure 1' isa side'elevational view ofa' fiat iron embodying the invention, and show- 0 ing in broken lines the handle and cover Y when in raised position. Figure 2 is a front view of the iron.

Figure 3 isa sectional view 33 of Figure 1. v I Referring to the drawings,ja flat iron 10 is provided with upstandinglugs ll-carrying a pintle 12 on which is pivotally mounted the base bar 130f a handle. V

v Formed on the handlebase 13 is a rear sup port 14 for the hand grip portion 15, the

latter being 'integralat' its 'forward' end with a support 16, unitaryjwith.thebasefl3.

When in use, the junction ofthesup'portl lfi and base 18 rests in an arcuate recess infa. lug 17 integral with the: iron 10 and open at; the 1 rear.

Passing through a slot 18 in the'support 16 is; a lever having an outwardly projecting arm 19 which is provided at its raised 7 extrernitywitha finger tip 20 of heat insulating thepress-' V t iron-1; Th e; '21 p' pair'offlugs-Qflwliiijhf in contaetgwith arm 21,130 constantly. urg'e t he.

A further feature is the provisionof a; novel latching device forsecurely holding the taken on line Serial 0. 349,929.

iTh pi ierar "21* has a bifurcated: ext 'eniity hprovidedf w h latch {members 22. adapted to engage'projeQ t'helever trons 23 ion; the 1111 317 to nah unta gl ito:

latch. mem ers; 22toward's.and underfthe ejectipns 23, the jspring2 5 .being fastened an operator. -1

m the s w 2 air. may "circulate to aid' in ta ie covers h h nd g in'; ,ia'dlbi provided with,a"pocketf.? 1,.to ceive"the thumb: of an operator, and afhand rest 32.

When the flat iron is torbelieated, the

thumb p 20 is p essed to disengage the I latch and the handle is rotated about the j pintle 12 to place the hand grip 15 in averticalposition at the rear of the iron 10. This maybe accomplished by the thumb of an operator appliedto the button 20, but is pref.- erably done by raising thepad 30 at the rear,

pivoting it on a pin 83 passing-through its forward end an'dalso thehandlelo near its curved junction with the forward'support 16, r V

as seen inlthe broken lines in Figure -1,- which tions23.

From the foregoingit will be seen that; a

simpledevice for this purpose has been dis-'* 7 closed in the preferredform of its .embodi y ment,'but it is not desired to restrict the details to the exact constructionshown, it'being ,obvious'that changes, not involving the exeralso shows the handle in a raised, inopera- -tive.position.-' When it is desired igto use the iron, the handle is rotated forwardly "and the j r a latch members22 are cau ed'bythe spring. 25 to snap into engagement withetheprojec V cise of invention, may be made Without conflicting with the scope of the appended v claims.

,Having thus described the invention, what i is claimed as new and desired to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination With a, flat iron having a body, .a han'dle pivoted at one end thereto, and a lever carried by thehandle to engage the opposite end, of a cushion d pyivvotedttovj I said handle, means'for Releasin i U i when the pad is turned upon its pivot, and a single flat spring intervening the upper sur face of the handle and pad throughout their length.

7' 2; The cornloination Withaflat ironhaving V a iloody, [a handle pivoted at one end thereto; andla .leveit carriedfby the handle to engage theiopposit nd, of 'acushionpad pivotedto pivotvso that, a portion thereoi-engages and single'flat spring intervening ,theu'pper surface .ofzthe handle and pad throughout their length, said releasing means comprising' a portion of said padnormallyoutofcontact with said lever and upon pivoting ofsaid pad engageable A against said lever for moving the lever freefromsaid body. p

3; In flat ironhaving a body, avhandle pivotallymounted at one end on the body, 7 p I means 5:01 1 latching the other end of said ible for releasin isaidflatching, a. pad onsaid hand-1e, fnorrna y 'out"f( :li contact with said lever, andafpi'n engaged thrusaid pad' and handle for 'pivotally supportings a-idpad to depresses saidlever. I V In testimony whereofl afiixmy signature.

saidilhandle, means for releasing saidulev'er whenthe pad i'siturnedupon its pivot, anda .handle bn said body and'fincluding a lever 4 i I adjacent saidhandle,saidleverIbeingde-press- 

